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US6434107B1
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Optical disk compatible with two different reading systems
Assignee: Thomson Licensing SAS
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Filing: 1997-06-17
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Granted: 2002-08-13
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Expires: 2017-06-17
Abstract
Abstract An optical disc comprising two elementary discs glued to each other by a transparent glue layer. The first elementary disc comprises an information surface according to DVD standard and the second elementary disc comprises an information surface according to CD standard. The present optical disc may be read by a CD player for CD information and by a DVD player for DVD information. The problem of costs and other difficulties for ascending compatibility of DVD players is therefore solved while assuring a simple and smooth transition from CD discs to DVD discs for consumers.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Artigalas
- 👤 Stephan Thies
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:09
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/24; G11B7/2403; G11B7/24035; G11B7/24038; G11B7/24018; G11B7/24024; G11B7/24062; G11B7/241; G11B7/252; G11B7/254; G11B7/26; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
Optical disc, comprising: first and second elementary discs adhesively bonded to each other, each of the elementary discs containing at least one transparent substrate and an information face provided with surface micro-alterations distributed over a spiral track or concentric tracks, wherein the information face of the first elementary disc is coated with a semi-reflecting layer adjacent to a transparent assembling adhesive layer, the information face of the second elementary disc is coated with a reflecting metallic layer and is situated opposite the transparent assembling adhesive layer, and the semi-reflecting layer has a coefficient of transmission greater than or equal to 95% for a wavelength of a laser greater than or equal to a first threshold and a coefficient of reflection greater than or equal to 25% for a wavelength of a second laser less than or equal to a second threshold, the first threshold being greater than the second threshold by at least 100 nm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
Optical disc, comprising: first and second elementary discs adhesively bonded to each other, each of the elementary discs containing at least one transparent substrate and an information face provided with surface micro-alterations distributed over a spiral track or concentric tracks, wherein the information face of the first elementary disc is coated with a semi-reflecting layer adjacent to a transparent assembling adhesive layer, the information face of the second elementary disc is coated with a reflecting metallic layer and is situated opposite the transparent assembling adhesive layer, and the semi-reflecting layer has a coefficient of transmission greater than or equal to 95% for a wavelength of a laser greater than or equal to a first threshold and a coefficient of reflection greater than or equal to 25% for a wavelength of a second laser less than or equal to a second threshold, the first threshold being greater than the second threshold by at least 100 nm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
Optical disc according to claim 1 , wherein the information faces of the first and second elementary discs are produced according to two mutually different standards.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
Optical disc according to claim 1 , wherein the information face of the first elementary disc is produced according to the DVD standard and the information face of the second elementary disc is produced according to the CD standard, and in that the first and second elementary discs each have a thickness of around 0.6 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Optical disc according to claim 1 , wherein the second elementary disc includes a secondary information face disposed adjacent to the transparent assembling adhesive layer and coated with a semi-transparent layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
Optical disc according to claim 4 , wherein the semi-transparent layer has a coefficient of reflection greater than or equal to 45% for a wavelength of second laser less than or equal to the second threshold, and a coefficient of transmission greater than or equal to 95% for a wavelength of the laser greater than or equal to the first threshold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
Optical disc according to claim 1 , wherein the semi-reflecting layer of the first elementary disc or the semi-transparent layer of the second elementary disc is produced with the aid of a thin-layer deposition of polydiacetylene or of cholesteric polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
184 words
Process for manufacturing an optical disc, comprising the steps of: producing a first elementary disc by pressing a first transparent substrate to fashion an information face according to a first standard, the information face being coated with a semi-reflecting layer having a coefficient of transmission greater than or equal to 95% for a wavelength of a laser greater than or equal to a first threshold and a coefficient of reflection greater than or equal to 25% for a wavelength of a second laser less than or equal to a second threshold, the first threshold being greater than the second threshold by at least 100 nm; producing a second elementary disc by pressing a second transparent substrate to fashion a second information face according to a second standard, the second information face being coated with a reflecting metallic layer and then protected by a protective layer; and adhesively bonding the two elementary discs to each other, wherein the information face of the first elementary disc is adjacent the transparent adhesive layer and the second information face of the second disc is opposite the adhesive layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
184 words
Process for manufacturing an optical disc, comprising the steps of: producing a first elementary disc by pressing a first transparent substrate to fashion an information face according to a first standard, the information face being coated with a semi-reflecting layer having a coefficient of transmission greater than or equal to 95% for a wavelength of a laser greater than or equal to a first threshold and a coefficient of reflection greater than or equal to 25% for a wavelength of a second laser less than or equal to a second threshold, the first threshold being greater than the second threshold by at least 100 nm; producing a second elementary disc by pressing a second transparent substrate to fashion a second information face according to a second standard, the second information face being coated with a reflecting metallic layer and then protected by a protective layer; and adhesively bonding the two elementary discs to each other, wherein the information face of the first elementary disc is adjacent the transparent adhesive layer and the second information face of the second disc is opposite the adhesive layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
Process according to claim 7 , wherein the step of producing the second elementary disc comprises pressing the secondary information face on the transparent substrate according to the first standard, the secondary information face being coated with a semi-transparent layer before the operation of assembling with the first elementary disc.
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